Belmont Stakes Racing Guide
The 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga features 25 stakes races across five days of action, headlined by the 158th Belmont Stakes on June 6, 2026! Official post time for the 2026 Belmont Stakes is 7:04pm ET.
The live stream will be available here during the 2026 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.
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Off-Air
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$88,000
Allowance Optional Claiming
1M
Turf
Firm
4:37p at
Belmont Stakes
(UP TO $15,312 NYSBFOA) FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON $20,000 OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, STARTER OR STATE BRED ALLOWANCE OR WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES OR OPTIONAL CLAIMING PRICE OF $50,000. Three Year Olds, 120 lbs.; Older, 126 lbs. Non-winners Of A Race Other Than Claiming Or Starter In 2025 Allowed 2 lbs. Claiming Price $50,000 (Allowance Horses Preferred)(1.5% Aftercare Assessment Due At Time Of Claim Otherwise Claim Will Be Void). (If the Stewards consider it inadvisable to run this race on the turf course, this race will be run at One Mile on the Main Track.) (Rail at 18 feet).
Talking Horses
Sara Elbadwi | @OutrunTheOdds
3 - 4 - 8 - 2
Talking Horses
Andy Serling | @AndySerling
3 - 2 - 8 - 4
Hablan Los Caballos
Darwin Vizcaya | @DarwinVizcaya_
1 - 2 - 3 - 8
TimeformUS
David Aragona | @HorseToWatch
3 - 4 - 2 - 8
Owners
1 -
Rodeo Creek Racing, LLC
2 -
Alpha Delta Stables, LLC
3 -
Barry K. Schwartz
4 -
Stonestreet Stables LLC, Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith, Derrick a
5 -
Amsterdam Two Stables
6 -
BKLYN Racing
7 -
Medallion Racing, Aldabbagh, Omar, CMNWLTH, Stanton, Mark, Rhoades, Lennie and F
8 -
Kallenberg Racing and McCrocklin, Tom F.
9 -
Cleber J. Massey
10 -
Avi Bros Stables
11 -
Spiesman, Rich and Second Opinion Stable
12 -
Greyledge Thoroughbreds
13 -
Linda Rice
14 -
Jeffrey Drown
15 -
Nathan Landwehrle, Kathleen L., Chichakly, Amira and Diamond, William R.
16 -
Staudacher, David and Paradise Farms Corp.
Breeders
1 -
Erich Brehm & Hill 'N' Dale Farm
2 -
Alpha Delta Stables, LLC
3 -
Stonewall Farm
4 -
Al Wasmiyah Farm
5 -
WinStar Farm, LLC
6 -
Bridlewood Farm
7 -
Speedway Stables, LLC
8 -
Brookdale Farm LLC & ChervenellThoroughbreds LLC.
9 -
Cleber J. Massey
10 -
GMP Stable LLC
11 -
Juddmonte Farms Inc
12 -
Blackstone Farm LLC
13 -
Al Graziani
14 -
Don Alberto Corporation
15 -
The New Hill Farm
16 -
Charles Fipke
Racing Schedule
Five days of world-class racing at Saratoga, with superstars both equine & human taking the track.
Wed
June 3
7 Stakes Races
New York Showcase Day
- 6 NY-bred stakes
- Beverly R. Steinman (G1) Steeplechase
Thu
June 4
4 Stakes Races
- Belmont Gold Cup (G2)
- Intercontinental (G2)
- Pennine Ridge (G3)
- Jersey Girl
Fri
June 5
5 Stakes Races
- New York (G1)
- DK Horse Acorn (G1)
- Ogden Phipps (G1) pres. by Ford
- Bed o' Roses (G2) pres. by Boldyn Networks
- Wonder Again (G2) pres. by Shift4
Sat
June 6
7 Stakes Races
Belmont Stakes Day
- Belmont Stakes (G1) pres. by NYRA Bets (7:04pm ET)
- Resorts World Casino Manhattan (G1)
- Hill ‘N’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1)
Sun
June 7
2 Stakes Races
- Poker (G3)
- Soaring Softly (G3)
